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Houston, TX vs St. George, UT

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Highlights
- St. George spends 31.6% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.5% higher in St. George than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 18.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXSt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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